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Deacon Josiah Drake 1711–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1711

Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 6 November 1808

Death Location: Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Deacon Sr

Mother: Rebecca Barber

Spouse(s): Hannah Wilson

Children(s): Josiah Jr

Deacon Josiah Drake was born in 1711 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Deacon Nathaniel Drake Sr And Rebecca Barber. Deacon Josiah Drake married Hannah Wilson, and had children including Josiah Joseph Drake Jr. Deacon Josiah Drake passed away in 1808 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Deacon Josiah Drake was born in 1711 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Deacon Nathaniel Drake Sr And Rebecca Barber.
  • Deacon Josiah Drake married Hannah Wilson, and had children including Josiah Joseph Drake Jr.
  • Deacon Josiah Drake passed away in 1808 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Deacon Sr
1685–1769
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
DS
Rebecca Barber
1687–1768
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
RB

Spouses(s)

Hannah Wilson
1713–1790
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Josiah Jr
1737–1802
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
JJ

Deacon Drake's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Drake
1711–1808
Birth Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Deacon Nathaniel Drake Sr
1685–1769
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca Barber
1687–1768
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Enoch Drake
1655–1698
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Porter
1655–1730
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon Drake's Descendants

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Deacon (Josiah) Drake (18 April 1711–6 November 1808) m. Hannah Wilson (19 Oct 1713–16 Apr 1790)
  1. 1. Josiah (Joseph Drake) Jr 1737–1802 m. Chloe Cross 1744–1832
    1. 1. Hannah Drake 1764–1844
      1. 1. Enos (Smith) Jr 1784–1862 m. Lucina Chapin 1785–1861
        1. 1. Biancy Smith 1809–1863 m. Bernard ("BC" Case) Thompson 1811–1885

Deacon Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1711
18 April 1711
Birth of Deacon Josiah Drake in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1808
6 November 1808
Age 97
Death of Deacon Josiah Drake in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1711
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 November 1808
    Event Place: Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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